Outlining three contemporary features of terror that the world should focus on, the Prime Minister said today's terrorism uses extreme violence as 'theatre'."We are going to engage with the IAEA on its nuclear security advisory services," Gill told reporters. "By putting spotlight on nuclear security, Obama has done great service to global security," he said.. Friday’s intervention at the by Modi at the plenary session was about India's national action plan to tackle the threat, Gill pointed out.At the Summit, India announced contribution of USD 1 million to IAEA Nuclear Security Fund.Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday asked the global community to give up the notion of ‘his terrorist is not my terrorist’ as he made a veiled attack on Pakistan, saying the ‘greatest risk’ is from state actors working with nuclear traffickers while the responses to such acts are ‘rooted in the past’."We would like to maintain the momentum on nuclear security issues as Prime Minister pointed out yesterday, this is the time to maintain our vigil on nuclear terrorism," Gill said..India will also host a meeting on global effort to combat nuclear terrorism in 2017."Terrorism is globally networked.Giving details of the Prime Minister's interventions, Joint Secretary (Disarmament) in the External Affairs Amandeep Singh Gill said he highlighted the threat perception with regard to nuclear terrorism, particularly against the backdrop of Brussels attacks.Praising the US President for his initiative on nuclear security, Modi said Obama's legacy must endure.Dwelling at length on the threat posed by terrorism to the world, Modi said it has evolved and terrorists are using 21st century technology "but our responses are rooted in the past".In his intervention, Modi underscored the continued priority attached to nuclear security at home by continued strengthening of the institutional framework, by strengthening the independence of the regulators by devoting resources by devoting resources for training people in nuclear security and by continuing to reflect its international obligations in India’s national actions.The White 3/8 lp chain House intervention pertained to what is India's assessment regarding to nuclear security threat. "He underlined that we (governments) need to catch up with the tools, technologies and methods being deployed by the terrorists in contemporary times," Gill said.

These actions include continuous strengthening of the institutional framework as well as the independent regulators besides training in the field of nuclear security, Gill said. But, we still act only nationally to counter this threat. India is also planning to hold a few international meetings in the areas of nuclear security and counter-nuclear smuggling."Nuclear security must remain an abiding national priority.""Third, state actors working with nuclear traffickers and terrorists present the greatest risk," he said, in an apparent reference to Pakistan whose top scientist A Q Khan had been indulging in proliferation of nuclear technology.Among other points of highlight in Modi's intervention was India's shift from use of nuclear materials with radioactive potential, particularly in the medical field, to reduce vulnerability of exposure.India, he said, would also be joining the so-called tri-lateral initiative, which is the joint statement of the previous three co-chairs of the Nuclear Security Summit.The focus of the Prime Minister's intervention was that India will maintain momentum for enhancing nuclear security, the MEA official said. India had made a similar contribution at the 2012 NSS Summit in Seoul."Second, we are no longer looking for a man in a cave, but we are hunting for a terrorist in a city with a computer or a smart phone.He also pledged USD 1 million to the Nuclear Safety Fund of the IAEA, second such contribution by India in as many years, and highlighted the measures put in place at home to enhance safety and security in the atomic field, including ways to deal with the nuclear waste.At the dinner, Modi was one of the lead speakers on the topic of threat assessment and he shared his thoughts on the broader threat assessment and the contemporary nature of the threat assessment.Modi, while speaking at the White House dinner hosted by US President Barack Obama to kick off two-day Nuclear Security Summit here and intervening at the Summit later, underlined the need for maintaining highest level of vigil with regard to nuclear terrorism.India also announced its decision to join three other areas of ‘gift baskets’ in priority areas of like sharing of best practices through centres of excellence."This group of countries, which India is joining, is committed to holding the bar high on nuclear security," he said. All States must completely abide by their international obligations," Modi said at the fourth such Summit.

The points in Modi's intervention included the actions India has been taking and will be taking to ensure safety and security of its nuclear programme.Gill said India will continue to engage with IAEA, the international watchdog in nuclear field, with regard to nuclear safety and security. Drop the notion that terrorism is someone else's problem and that 'his' terrorist is not 'my' terrorist," he said in a message to the global community.Referring to the recent terror attacks in Brussels, he said it showed how real and immediate the threat to nuclear security is from terrorism and that all countries must completely adhere to their international obligations in this regard.""The reach and supply chains of terrorism are global, but genuine cooperation between nation states is not," said Modi who was seated next to Obama at the dinner which was attended by heads of States of more than 20 countries.. In this context, seminars will be hosted by India with participation of IAEA experts.

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